text_original: Later Voltaire used this method for his "Zadig/' Poe for his "Dupin," and Gaboriau for his "M. Lecoq;" while later still it reappeared as the basis of the "Sherlock Holmes" stories. The story of "The Visakha" is nearly a thousand years old, 24 THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY but the following quotation will prove that the element of acute observation is the same as that described in a previous story proving the wisdom of Solomon. After she had taken charge of the boy the father died.
text_transcription: LATER VOLTAIRE USED THIS METHOD FOR HIS ZADIG PO FOR HIS DUPAN AND GABOYO FOR HIS MONSIEUR LECOQ WHILE LATER STILL IT REAPPEARED AS THE BASIS OF THE SHERLOCKOMBE STORIES THE STORY OF THE VISAKA IS NEARLY A THOUSAND YEARS OLD BUT THE FOLLOWING QUOTATION WILL PROVE THAT THE ELEMENT OF ACUTE OBSERVATION IS THE SAME AS THAT DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS STORY PROVING THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON AFTER SHE HAD TAKEN CHARGE OF THE BOY THE FATHER DIED
phonemes: lˈeɪɾɚ voʊltˈɛɹ jˈuːzd ðɪs mˈɛθəd fɔːɹ hˈɪz "zˈædɪɡ slˈæʃ pˈoʊ fɔːɹ hˈɪz "dˈuːpɪn," ænd ɡˈæbɔːɹˌɪaʊ fɔːɹ hˈɪz "ˈɛm. lˈɛkɑːk;" wˌaɪl lˈeɪɾɚ stˈɪl ɪt ɹˌiːɐpˈɪɹd æz ðə bˈeɪsɪs ʌvðə "ʃˈɜːlɑːk hˈoʊmz" stˈɔːɹiz. ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌv "ðə vˈɪsækə" ɪz nˌɪɹli ɐ θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ðə tɛknˈiːk ʌvðə mˈɪstɚɹi stˈɔːɹi bˌʌt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ kwoʊtˈeɪʃən wɪl pɹˈuːv ðætðɪ ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv ɐkjˈuːt ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə sˈeɪm æz ðæt dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn ɐ pɹˈiːviəs stˈɔːɹi pɹˈuːvɪŋ ðə wˈɪzdəm ʌv sˈɑːlɑːmən. ˈæftɚ ʃiː hæd tˈeɪkən tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə bˈɔɪ ðə fˈɑːðɚ dˈaɪd.